12 pubs for sale
THERE are currently 12 pubs or bars in Co Cavan listed for sale or rent on the Daft.ie property website.
The licensed premises are in areas all across the county from Belturbet and Ballyconnell to Glangevlin and Bawnboy, Cavan Town centre, Cootehill, Kingscourt, Stradone, Ballyjamesduff and elsewhere.
Sale listings on Daft.ie mention a number of retirements from family-run businesses. All of the establishments can claim to have been at the centre of their communities.
Most of those listed also have above-bar accommodation, which can be used for family or staff living or used for short-term lets, and event accommodation like weddings.
The addition of outdoor seating and smoking areas is a sign of the long-established businesses moving with the times. Some have commercial kitchens, function rooms and lounge bars.
All appeal to anyone who wishes to get into the pub, catering or tourism trades. The location and construction of others lend themselves to various development opportunities.
A look at what’s on the market
The Bridge Bar, Main Street, Ballyconnell has an asking price of €495,000 and is described as a 373 m² restaurant / bar / hotel in ‘immaculate condition’ located on a main street in a busy town along the Shannon/Erne. The property is further complemented by a spacious first-floor three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment.
Fox’s Bar on Main Street, Ballyconnell, is listed as ‘price on application’ but its owners would also consider negotiating a renting arrangement. The upper two floors of the premises have been recently refurbished and comprise three bedrooms (two en-suite), a kitchen, sitting room, utility room, and bathroom.
Brady’s on Main Street, Cavan is also price on application. This landmark local building combines a ground-floor former licensed premises (fully fitted bar/lounge) with spacious upper-floor residential/or potential office accommodation making it ideal for either commercial enterprise and/or residential living or a combination of these.
The Keepers Arms, Bawnboy is a 706 m² restaurant / Bar / Hotel with a listed price of €695,000.
Located in the Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark, the 15-bedroom guesthouse and public house premises stands on a C.0.56 acre mature site incorporating old cut stone period style outbuildings suitable for further development.
The Royal Bar, Stradone Street, Ballyjamesduf is a 334 m 2 restaurant /bar / hotel being offered as a “complete hospitality destination” for sale because the owner wishes to retire from the business over 30 years successful years at the helm. Price on application.
The Cross Bar and Accommodation, Stradone, is also for sale or for rent with price on application and rent negotiable. Included in the sale is a three-bedroom semi-detached home with a private back yard and a convenience shop and post office.
The post office and a nearby business which employs around 200 people means this ‘multi-facted’ business has ‘consistent footfall’.
The Carraig Springs, Crosskeys Village ‘is described as a ‘legacy venue’ which plays a ‘vital role in village and regional life’.
The price for the licensed premises with commercial kitchen, function room and 16 guest bedrooms is on application.
The premises formerly known as P. Donohoe’s, 17 Main Street, Belturbet has an asking price of €225,000. The three-storey public house with seven-day licence is a ‘fantastic opportunity’ to acquire a licensed premises for existing publicans, new entrants or investors seeking a development opportunity in Belturbet, 10 minutes from Cavan.
The Wishing Well, Main Street, Kingscourt, is a 499 m² restaurant / bar / hotel on the market for €495,000 with ground-floor bar, function rooms, on-site accommodation space, which, can be developed into rental or guest accommodation. The Wishing Well also boasts a large outdoor seating area, which, its owners say offers ‘significant advantage for increasing footfall and revenue’.
The Lavey Inn, Knockanoark, Dublin Road, Cavan has the advantage of being located on the N3 main route from Cavan town to Dublin beside Lavey Lake and overlooking Sliabh Glah.
Established more than 50 years ago, the Lavey Inn has a spacious internal layout, versatile event spaces, and capacity to host large crowds. Price on application.
The West End Bar, 20 Bridge Street, Cootehill is a 325 m² restaurant / bar / hotel with an asking price of €350,000. The family-owned landmark pub enjoys high profile street frontage at the intersection of the Cavan / Cootehill Road. The property could appeal to an experienced pub owner or an entrepreneur seeking a new venture.
The Glan Bar, Glangevlin
situated at the foot of the Cuilcagh mountains has six bedrooms and three outbuildings suitable for renovation into guest accommodation in an area where there is currently none.
Cavan County Council has recently purchased the nearby post office to develop into a tourist office and work has begun on developing a visitor centre for the nearby Shannon Pot and Geopark. Asking price: €270,000.